The Gripping Hand Quotes

“The Devil he blew an outward breath, for his heart was free from care.”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" whilst you find a rock. - Attributed to Talleyrand”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“Kevin, yours won so many arguments that she was made a teacher,”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. - Mark Twain”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. - Robert Louis Stevenson”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“First ponder, then dare.  - Helmuth von Moltke”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand

“Retreat, hell! We're just attacking in the opposite direction! - U.S. Marine Corps commander,  Changjin Reservoir, Korea”
― Larry Niven, The Gripping Hand